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Storms, troop movements, and political notices from May 1701
The page reports wartime dispatches from May 21 to May 22 detailing troop movements in Hungary and along the Upper Rhine, ships preparing at Brest and Rochefort, and battles with weather including hailstorms causing agricultural damage. It notes financial councils in Vienna and London, discussions of bills and debts, and a continuing political exchange between imperial and allied powers with implications for peace and military readiness. Also mentioned are executions for theft, market prices for oats and bacon, and a note about wine retailing.
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Dehicus
Porter
Revolucion
James
Rome
Harcourt
Strasburg
Brest
Port Louis
Rochefort
Tpheulen
de Fien
Marti
Haiur
Coun Carell
Vienna
Prince Racotvkys
Hungary
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Count Berezini
Armaeay
Terve
Charles
Fic
Warde
Eugene
Yournay
Lergen-op-zome
S.wy
Austria
Malar
Barcelona
Upper Rhine
Montz
K. Charles
M. Villars
Plain of Seas
Waes
Betwice
Paris
Ythey
Luzangey
Cork
Willeo
Arthur Carl
S Anglesey
Henry Arl
Rochester
England
Ireland
Robert Adair
Roffe
Ecclin
Kingdom of Ireland
Lune
Athur Earl of Anglesey
Todd
St. Margaret’s Westminster
Scotland
London
Lierfe
Hambure
Finland
Ormonde
House O Commons
Spain
Gilraiter
Pr. Eugene
Wincovy
Percop
Crim
Black Sea
Sea of Asaph
Black
N. B
MazeEvoy
Stephen’s-Green
Butser
Bucon